Dictionary Tetun M

(P) = Portuguese word

(I) = Indonesian word

MAHAN, shade

MAHAR, thick

MAI, come

MAI BE, but

MAI FALI, come back

MAK, MAKA, empathic particle

MAKA'AS, strong, sturdy

MAKEREK, tricky, variegated

MAKIKIT, kite, eagle

MAKSOURIN, kidney

MALAE, stranger, foreigner

MALAHUK, grey

MALAIRIN, cold

MALU, mutual, reciprocal

MALUK, relatives

MALUS TAHAN, betel leaf

MAMAR, soft, gentle

MAMIIK, bladder

MAMUK, empty, hollow

MANAN, win, earn

MANAS, hot

MANDUKO, frog

MANE, man, male

MANTOLUN, egg (hen)

MANU, bird

MANU FUTU, cockfighting

MANU RADE, duck

MANU RADE BOOT, goose

MARAN, dry

MAROMAK, good

MASAR, asthma

MASIN, salt

MASIN MAIDAR, sugar

MATAK, green, unripe

MATAN, eye, lid

MATAN DOOK, native doctor

MATAN FUKUN, eyebrow

MATAN KULIT, eyelid

MATAN OAN, pupil

MATE, dead

MATE KLAMAR, spirit (of dead)

MATEK, dormant, ignition off

MATENEK, clever

MAU, MAUK, male of names

MAUN, brother

MAUS, tame

MEAN, red

MEDA, small marsupial

MEHI, dream

MEIAS (P), sock

MESA, MESAK, only, alone

MESTRE (P), teacher

METAN, black

METI, short, reef

METIN, solid, firm

ME'AR, cough

MIDAR, sweet

MIHIS, thin

MII, urinate, MEINA, fat, oil

MODO, vegetable

MODO BEN, soup

MODOK, green, yellow

MOE, shy, ashamed

MOLOK, before (time)

MONU, fall

MORANGU (P), strawberry

MORAS, sick

MOS, clean; also too

MOSU, appear

MOTA, river

MOTA AIN, river lower reaches

MOTA IBUN, river mouth

MOTA SULI, river bed

MOULIK, bald

MOURIN, scent

MOURIS, alive

MOUT, sink

MUDA (P), move

MURAK, gold

MUSAN, seed

MUTA, vomit

MUTIN, white

MUU, kiss